Question

The Gourmet Bakery sells cooks for $2 each and cupcakes for $4 each. A total of 110 desserts are sold, and the total profit made from

selling cookies and cupcakes is $314. How many cookies and how many cupcakes were sold?

Answer 1

x = 63

y = 47

Explanation:

Given that the number of cookies sold is x and that of cupcakes i y, we have:

x + y = 110

2x + 4y = 314

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